3. Blood Loss
Blood loss is not a common symptom associated with comminuted fracture, but might well occur if this fracture is also a compound fracture.
Compound fractures are fractures where the bone breaks and then forces itself through the skin. Not all comminuted fractures are compound fractures, but some are – and with more pieces of bone the likelihood of some pushing through the skin will actually have increased.
Blood loss can prove to be a serious complication, so it’s important that you get this looked at as soon as possible.
Where blood loss isn’t directly an issue the blood will still likely be escaping internally and this can lead to a lot of very serious bruising that might also appear alarming at first sight.